Mets left-hander Joey Lucchesi has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, an MRI showed.
Noah Syndergaard left the New York Mets' season opener with a blister on top of his middle finger after pitching six innings. His next start will be pushed back to Sunday.
Zack Wheeler, coming back from Tommy John surgery, and Robert Gsellman will get the fourth and fifth slots in the Mets' starting rotation. Lefty Steven Matz will start the season on the DL.
Whatever his role, it looks as if right-hander Robert Gsellman has earned a spot on the New York Mets' pitching staff.
Injured Mets righty Robert Gsellman literally could not swing a bat in 2016. Still, he stepped up to the plate 17 times -- and even got a hit. How did he keep opposing teams in the dark?
Giants infielder Eduardo Nunez was left off the roster for Wednesday night's NL wild-card game against the Mets, and San Francisco opted to go with 11 pitchers.
